Car-roof.



Jv J. M0CARTHY1 GAR R00?.

MPLIOATION FILED 5219111911.

.Patented July l5, 1.913.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

.. Wina? J. E'. MGGARTHY.

CARy ROOF APPLIGTION 'ILED SEPT.7,1911.

atented July 15, 1913.

4 SHEETS-'SHEET s.

L 'mi'. 14.

. J. MOCARTHY.

GAR ROOF.

APPLIUATION FILED 811ML?, 1911.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.'

To all whom it may concern Be it known that-I, JAMES J. MCCARTHY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Uar-Roofs, of which the tollowing is a specification.

My invention has for anrohject the providing of av metallic roof construction for box cars 'that is Weather proof and flexible and lat the same time constituted of a relativelyA small number of separate metal sheets: and the invention has for further objects such other improvements in structure orfunction as may be found to obtain in the device hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, 'forming a part of this specification and in which like reference numerals indicate like parts in all of the figures, Figure 1 is a top plan View of the entire roof.,I 2 is an enlarged transverse section on` the line 2-*2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of one end of thereof shown in Fig. l, except that the running boards are removed to expose one of the running hoard saddles; Fig.

4 is an end elevation of the roof; Fig. 5 is a` side elevation, intermediate the ends of the ear; Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional detail on the line 6'6 'of Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the end of one of the eaves sheetszFig. Sis a" perspective vieu7 of the end-.ofone of the intermediate or floating sheets: Fig'. 9 is an enlarged detail sectional View, sh'oWing'the relation of the purlins and carlines at their intersection in the preceding-views; Fig. 10 is a Ydetailvcrtieal ,sectional view on the line 10,l v:10 of Fig. 9;

Fig.v 11 is an enlargedtransverse detail section at the eaves'adi'acent the eaves end of one o-/the aforesaid earlines; Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional 'view of a' modiiication inwhichheavier metal plates may be used Without any underlying sheathing boards; Fig. 13 is a top plan viewof one end of the same-roof construction as shown in Fig. 12.r

20, 2O are the end plates, and'21, 21 vare the side plates, of the roof framework.

22,22 are the metallic angle-iron carlines, each having its body of ang-ladron form, extending from one to the other of the side plates, andA its ends-formed into'hangers that extend over and 4embrace the side plates. .A

23 are Wooden' filler blocks seated in the fren amarres naaien l Specication of Letters Patent.

. Application :tiled September 7, 1911.

FFFCE;

JAMES MGCARTHY, OF C-HGO, ILLINUS.

Patented July 15,11913. serial no. 648,034,

upwardly facing angle ot' the angle-iron carlines.

24 are the '-iron purlins, Whose horizontal fianges are continuous the fulllength of the car, and 'rested on the top edges `of the angle-iron carlines, the filler blofclrs 23 being gained out to accommodate said ianges, as indicated in Fig. 9, and the vei'tical Webs of the purlins being cut away Where the purlins and carlines intersect, as indicated at Q3 in Fig. l0. The bolts 2G bind together the angle-iron earlines and their filler blocks and the horizontal members of the purlins. Bolts 27 bind together the side plates and the hangers of the angle-iron carlines. The bolts 28 bind together the end plates and the downwardly turned ends 2f) of the horizontal members ofthe purlins. The ridge pole 30 is a T-iron similar to the purlins in form and application. The sheathing boards 31, longitudinal of'the car, overlie and are spiked to the .top faces of the filler blocks of the earlines, and extend from the eaves to the longitudinal filler board 32 that overlies and rests upon the horizontal member oi' the ridge pole.

33 isthe sidingand 34 the endsheathing ot' the ear, and 35, 35 .are the fascia boards.

An elongated metallic ridge sheet 36, eX- tending from end to end ofthe car, covers the ridge 'of`v the roof and'extends part way toward the-.eaves on either side ofthe ridge line. "iliis ridge sheet is surmounted b vthe saddle castings 37; eaeh'of which is receive the Wooden saddle blocks 39 upon which the runningv boards l0 are secured, said blocks being secured tothe castings'hf the transverse bolts' iil -at either end lofthie upwardly extended :flangesV forming' the channel .of each casting- These saddle casts ings havetheir fiat bases laterally extended at-either end, into-ears 42, 'which' increase the bearing surface of thecasting upon the underlying roof sheet.' l The castings' accise-v cured in position by the vertical bolts' 43,743

passing through said castings, 'the filler board 32, the horizon'tal flanges of the ridge pole, and the filler blocks and horizontal members of thel anglefiron carlines. Th'.x lateral edges of the ridgeshe'et 36 are dovute; wardly and inwardlyv retient, at 44, as is mosti clearly illustrated. in Fig-2 andFigjQ, and." the hooked edges thus termed engage iithu muil lmglliwi iom ul tu mul @l "Liu-21. 01"' li lowly :if iferical. und eiland laterally purl; way tmvrifl iuaufiliei. i e: muiiilicatious give u Sub-- l() mutui' lateeiul relient mi ai, oil'` :my liiect uttuclimcut to either 75 sheets; am iu iuifu anfing-m f emma mf the rulg of vine cur., mmmmuo'd wai-illy mul @umm-lili.' mln (hifi-, 5 aud "Hikes up tlie sli-zijns that me trans- Qavfes sheets 'Wiliam :i f' siiilted fvwm ilu, ridge toward. the ur (limlly ili'oiu mul '$.10 mul, u. fi'cm tu@ @was twmffl tlm ridge when the i meto lwi@ also :iu umrmiunoflaion of? Qmlwisa' by 'lal miauw distortion nl the fooi wlly i me lli@ sheets is xceefliiigly simfmi'mfzcl @u ig. mg' material economies in the 2O maui; lmwueu the mi cmu-e ai Elie r(uoli11gniate1"isil, and the g5 l'luvtiw 01 iiiticimflume applic: ifm (if tls@ roof to the car .is greutly Spcliv@ rebeu@ aligns@ wf ilu; uw .i .Y simpli eil by tlm reluctiuu iu the number of ll'u: @ums sluft, Suliicia i palgs required 130 be put iu place.

musiilr'uileumvezueu'gm ;mziwuifmui lmiliecl in om! pmiaulm form of; lconsl'ru 90 tlm muws; or migo nii." tlm @uy-im Lf; lim fui lion, but ilo not limit il, therein oi' i@ less thm" pmmit such uiow'ufuut l loriiiug; iliaii all lli@ pours-ilu@ farms '1u which. lle said sluelz, its ovm-minimi U2 uw iu'vo'niiou as lieieiuallei' laimed may be provided 'with laterally selmw'nfgm sluis 33 emlmilieu. :Mul {lisiuggilisliecl 'finm pfior flethrough which :im pusel the uiiiug; iaulS Vice@ *oi' like pi'sulsces. 95

tlm sueur@ tlm-ua emi flanges iu Blur mils ul' E Claim alle cur. The, limfifaoutiilly elmigu i uluu "L u melf liv cui.' T005, in combilmtion; 5l in the dowwtui-uml @uws flange@ uit' thi: n, pluruliy of @lung-Med met- H1 Simms having envias sheets similarly pwfmit the @WGS their lGu li ili-egjfosefl longitulimully 0f the Sheets sume play lengtliwii 0f me @my uml CM', compiisiug a 'ridge sheet, eaves sheets 100 these slots zure covered lay tlm washers 5l connected at the @aves will] lili@ body @f the under the liezuls of the lmlts 50. llut die mi", und inteuiediale Shees connisceflb :it holes: 55 iu thev dmvi=uyucci lzuigezf: :it lli@ their ends with the enfle; of the cui' body and ends m? the eaves slxeezs, t fougl. which 'are between lieii ends; und along their' edges o passai the feziiuiug bolts; liulisecum suiil lu-ung free in liorizonal diiecimis relative 105 sheets t0 lli@ ms y0f the om', il noi; elm it@ lli@ iiclge and eaves sheets, and iulmflockgated, s Clie eaves sliets (lo 110i rsugui'fe such ing along; thai? lui 'luiliuul edges with he r provision for mvemeut toward 0r away Sui ridge armi Slieefi; Sulx-ymi'tisilly as from lle eaves line. The down-turned Qnflspeied.

flanges 0f lle l'iclgehet am similarly piff- .ln a metallic. cauruo, in cmubiuation: 110 viclci 'Witli bolt hols-,s -to receive, the ieziiua 'pluraliy o' elongated metallic Sheets having bolts; that secure Such sheets lo blu?, mul ing lzlieii length (lisposfl longitudinally of of lie car. To accommodate soin@ mov@ the Car, and lheir Side-edges mutually enK :meint of the. flown-turned eufllizmges o1 al1-e gagecl in Samus pumllvliu nml intermediate Sheets toward or away from *the @ml slufali 'lie cuve@ :incl ridge of 2li@ mi, suoli plurality 115. ing oi: @url plates ofthe cui", nu the sheets e51- of sliees iiiclurliug @m05 f ufl 'ridge :incl in pand 011 conl'ucl; or ae ozlierwise somei'vliut l'armdiaie, slients; means; llm ielaiiiing the distorted, lia refiining bolts; 56,' which sheets at the and und rifllgfa of the Cure these enclvxmges to thev ends of the oar the iulermmliufe Sliots having their 5,5 cui, have their slmnls Slioulclei'eii at' so ends clepucliug langes which are slidably 120 as to p'ovide a7 free outwardly projecting oonucced willi tlw @urls of the car; substam stucl-en l 58 i" immediate ille head 01 auch tiully :is Speciiefl. bolt :mtl the `u.,ufseiib face of the -micl of the 8. lu a metallic var-roo?v in combination: cnr-limi?, as illustrated iu Fig. 3 uml Fig. 6. plu ulibv of olougucfl metallic sheets lim'- 69 ln the moflilicutiou .illusli'zite iu Figui .l2 ingr lwii .leuli (lispoel lm sil'ucliuully of 125 und i3, lie .metal slifaetfs zii-e, of lwziviuif gage l lli@ -mf :uml ixleuclihfz 'from @mi lo curl of ui envia@ nml ridge of tuv cnr. suoli iglumlil'y lille ung'lei'ou Carlin o? slieu'l's including wives unil iclgQ- nnll'l# llo 1,067,535 1 l l( ai `termediate sheets, each intermediate sheet having its lateral edges loosely engaged with the adjacent lateral edges of the eaves and ridge sheets; and means for retaining the sheets at the eaves and ends and ridge of the car; substantially as specified.

et.' In a metallic car-roof, in combination: ay plurality of elongatedmetallic sheets having their length disposed longitudinally of.

the car and extending from end to end of the same, and their side-,edges mutually engaged in seams paralleling and intermediate the eaves dnd ridgeot' the car, such plurality of sheets including eaves sheets having their outer lateral flanges bverhanging and adapted to be loosely engaged along the eaves of the ear; and means for retaining the sheets at the eaves and ends and ridge of the car; substantially as specified.

ln a metallic car-roof, in combination: plurality ot' elongated metallic sheets hayn ing their length disposed longitudinally of the car, and their side-edges mutually engaged in seams paralleling and intermediate the eaves and ridge of the car, such sheets having their ends overhanging and adapted to be loosely engaged along the ends of the car; and means for retaining the sheets at the eaves and ends and ridge of the car; substantially as speciiied.

C. ln a metallic car-roof, in combination: a plurality of elongated met-allie sheets haw ing their length disposed longitudinally of the car, and their side-edges mutually engaged in seams paralleling and intermediate the eaves and ridge of the car, such sheets individually extending from end to end ot' the car; means for' retaining the sheets at the eaves and ends and ridge of the car; substantially as specified.

7. ln a metalliefearfroof, in combination:

a plurality of elongatedmetallic sheets having their length disposed longitudinally of the car, and their side-edges mutually engaged in seams paralleling and intermediate the eaves and ridge of the car, such plurality of sheets including eaves and ridge and intermediate sheets', the intermediate sheets lfloating free of rigid connection with the other sheets; and means for retaining the 5o sheets at the eaves and ends andridge of the car; lsubstantially as specied. X

8. ln a metallic car roof, in combination: metallic carlines having a bottom, continuous, horizontal flange-member, and a verti-'S cal, continuous flange-member; metallic purl lins arranged in substantially the same horizontal planes as the ca-rlines, and having a top continuous flange-member resting on the Vertical members of the carlines, and having 60 a vertical flange-member recessed .at intervals at the intersections of the carlines and receiving the vertical members of the carlines in suclrrecesses, and bolts drawing and uniting togetheritlie said horizontal inembers of the carlines and purlins at their inv tersectigns; substantially as specified.

ln testimony Wliereofl have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES J. MCCARTHY. Witnesses:

@SCAR MAR, RAYMOND C. DUDLEY. 

